January 11, 2007
January 11, 2007 — Chicago, Illinois — In response to passage of H.R 3, The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007, Director of The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity (CBHD) C. Ben Mitchell, Ph.D., states “Partisan politics has … Read More
January 11, 2007
The Whitehouse today released a statement (PDF) laying out President Bush’s stance on the stem cell research bill (H.R. 3 The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007), which is currently under debate on the House floor. In short: The … Read More
January 10, 2007
Cardinal Justin Rigali, Archbishop of Philadelphia and Chairman of the Committee for Pro-Life Activities of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops yesterday sent a letter to members of Congress who tomorrow will consider “Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007†… Read More
January 10, 2007
A debate is currently underway in the UK regarding the treatment of very premature infants, and MercatorNet has an interview with a fetal pain specialist regarding such treatment. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists suggests that infant euthanasia should … Read More
January 10, 2007
The John Paul II Stem Cell Research Institute (JP2SRI) is a non-profit research institute whose mission is to advance research and education on stem cell research in a manner consistent with a pro-life bioethics. The Institute strictly focuses on adult … Read More
January 8, 2007
Humanism in the Age of “Enhancement:” A Critical Response to Body Worlds A Community Forum Hosted by IIT’s Institute on Biotechnology and the Human Future January 24, 2007 5:30 p.m. Chicago-Kent College of Law Auditorium 565 W. Adams Street Chicago … Read More
January 8, 2007
For all the bluster over Iraq, taxes and budgets, the first direct confrontation between the Republican president and the new Democratic Congress may come on an entirely different subject that has gotten relatively little attention recently: stem-cell research. That reality … Read More
January 5, 2007
A baby album for Rebekah Markham’s soon-to-be-born child could include something extra special: photos of police officers using flat-bottomed boats to rescue the youngster’s frozen embryo from a sweltering hospital in the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. (AP)
January 5, 2007
The debate of whether to put more money into stem cell research is expected to heat up again during the spring legislative session. Comptroller Dan Hynes says he’ll re-introduce a plan he pushed last year, calling for as much as … Read More
January 5, 2007
Scientists in Taiwan have developed a simple, five-gene test aimed at showing which lung cancer patients most need chemotherapy, as similar tests now do for people with breast cancer and lymphoma. (AP)
January 5, 2007
The British Medical Journal is launching a competition to decide the greatest medical breakthrough. (BBC)
January 5, 2007
The parents of a severely disabled 9-year-old girl given doses of estrogen to stunt her growth and a hysterectomy to prevent menstrual cycles defended their treatment decisions as necessary for their child’s quality of life. (Reuters, AP)
January 5, 2007
Magneto-encephalography, or MEG, scanners are proving to be one of the most powerful tools in the hands of scientists using the machines to observe important details about epilepsy, brain tumors, emotions, pain perception and more. (Wired)
January 5, 2007
A three-year-old leukemia victim was given a life-saving infusion of her own cord blood, marking the first time a child with this disease served as their own blood donor, American doctors said (AFP)
January 5, 2007
Two Alexandria Democrats want to open Virginia’s doors to embryonic stem cell research during a time when a majority of the state legislature wants to close them. (Potomac News)
January 5, 2007
Gov. Jennifer Granholm on Thursday signed into law several bills designed to help create a statewide network of umbilical cord blood stem cell banks. (The Detroit News)
January 4, 2007
Critics question surgery to keep child from growing too big for family care (Tribune Newspapers)
January 3, 2007
The cover of January’s Wired is all about the science of human enhancement, and they’ve posted it all on the web. Evolution, alas, hasn’t made us perfect.Good thing our bodies and minds can now be hacked, modded, and enhanced in … Read More
January 2, 2007
If race is the haunted house of American history, Harriet Washington opens the door on the torture room in Medical Apartheid, her blood-spattered history of black America’s long and frequently nonconsensual relationship with experimental medicine. (San Francisco Chronicle)
December 22, 2006
A world-first Australian medical therapy that uses [adult] stem cells to treat degenerative spinal disease has been approved for testing on patients in the US. (Daily Telegraph)
December 22, 2006
The promise of stem cells may someday help kids say goodbye to the dreaded root canal, scientists report. A new, less-invasive treatment leaves the soft inner pulp intact, allowing the young tooth’s stem cells to continue tooth formation. (HealthDay)
December 22, 2006
Stem cell scientists have for the first time been given permission to ask donors to give their eggs for research even if they are not already having medical treatment. (Telegraph)
December 22, 2006
Creating made-to-order babies with genetic defects would seem to be an ethical minefield, but to some parents with disabilities — say, deafness or dwarfism — it just means making babies like them. (AP)
December 22, 2006
When the doctors caring for Mahdi, known then as Baby MB, decided it would be best to turn off the ventilator that was keeping him alive, Eleanor fought the decision all the way to the courts and won. (BBC)
December 22, 2006
Felled by a bullet, Cpl. Chris Klodt looks to stem cells to walk again (National Post)
